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Where there is no gravity in space then why planets revolving around the sun in a fix orbit?
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∙ 12y ago
There is gravity in space. Planets are gravitationally attracted to the sun, which is why they remain in orbit around the sun. There is a phenomenon that we see in orbit that is sometimes called weightlessness, although that is a misleading term. Free fall is a more accurate term. An orbiting object (or astronaut) is still being gravitationally attracted to the Earth, but because of the orbital velocity, does not actually fall to the Earth but orbits around it instead. Instead of falling downward, such objects are effectively falling in a circle (or elliptical path). They seem to be weightless but they do still have weight.
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What keep planets stay in orbit around the sun?
Inertia and gravity
Who determined the force that kept planets in orbit?
It was Isaac Newton who figured out that the force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
What keeps planets in elliptical orbits?
Gravity and velocity (inertia) keeps planets in orbit around suns.
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
How are the planets held in orbit?
Most people don't think this but planets are actually held in orbit by gravity. With out gravity the planets will fall down.
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
Why are the planets in orbit around the sun?
gravity
How does gravity help the planets orbit?
The Sun pulls the planets around it
What two forces work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun?
The two forces that work together to keep the planets in orbit around the sun are gravity and inertia.
What helps the planets orbit around the sun?
gravity
What keeps the planets in the solar system in orbit around the sun?
The Sun's strong gravity keeps all the planets in orbit around it.
Does the suns gravity keep the planets in orbit around it?
Yeah
What is a factor that keeps the planets in their orbit around the sun?
Gravity.
Why do all the planets orbit around the sun?
Gravity and inertia
What keeps the planets in orbit around thee sun?
Gravity.
Does the sun's gravity keeps the planets in orbit around it?
Yeah
How do the planets orbit around the planet?
Planets orbit the sun in a counter clockwise motion, due to the balance between the Sun's gravity and the gravity of each individual planet.
